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25 Great Foreign Films- Foreign From An American Perspective
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1. Battleship Potemkin [1925] [DVD] DVD ~ Aleksandr Antonov

The list author says:
	"Sergei Eisenstein's superb film portrays the 1905 revoltution in microcosm with a dramatization of the real-life mutiny aboard the battleship Potemkin. Extraordinary montage editing."

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2. M - A Film by Fritz Lang (2 Disc - Ultimate Edition) [1931] [DVD] DVD ~ Peter Lorre

The list author says:
	"Fritz Lang's riveting 1931 drama about a terrified serial killer. Lang also examines the pathology of 20th century society. Peter Lorre is brilliant as Hans Beckert!"

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3. Criterion Coll: Grand Illusion [DVD] [1998] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Jean Gabin

The list author says:
	"Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece was one of the first prison escape movies. The film examines the conflict between class and national identity in WWI prison camps."

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4. Rashomon [1950] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshir� Mifune

The list author says:
	"Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. Extraordinary investigatation of the philosophy of justice."

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5. La Strada [DVD] [1954] DVD ~ Giulietta Masina

The list author says:
	"Waif-like Gelsomina is a simpleton sold to a bullying circus strongman. Giulietta Masina gives a heartbreaking performance as the innocent girl with a generous spirit and love of life."

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6. Pather Panchali [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Kanu Bannerjee

The list author says:
	"The 1st film in Satyajit Ray 's amazing Apu Trilogy. A moving story of a rural Bengali family cursed with bad luck. Stunning photography!"

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7. The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection [DVD] [1957] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Gunnar Bj�rnstrand

The list author says:
	"An allegorical and lyrical film in which a knight returns home, after a decade battling in the Crusades, to duel with Death over a chessboard."

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8. 400 Blows - Les Quatre Cents Coup [DVD] [1960] DVD ~ Jean-Pierre L�aud

The list author says:
	"A tender and compassionate study of a boy who turns to petty crime in the face of neglect at home and hard times at a reform school. The French New Wave cinema began with this film."

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9. Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] DVD ~ Peter O'Toole

The list author says:
	"David Lean's "desert classic," the extraordinary biographical adventures of T.E. Lawrence, the eccentric British officer who united the desert tribes of Arabia against the Turks during World War I."

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10. Fellini's 8 1/2 [DVD] [2008] DVD ~ Marcello Mastroianni

The list author says:
	"A mesmerizing, magical mystery tour of a movie about a worshipped filmmaker who has lost his inspiration. Brilliant, surreal imagery!"

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11. Breathless [DVD] [1961] DVD ~ Jean-Paul Belmondo

The list author says:
	"Jean-Luc Godard's gritty, thrilling New Wave film about amoral youth - starring the ever charismatic Jean-Paul Belmondo."

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12. Criterion Collection: Shop on Main Street [DVD] [1965] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Ida Kaminska

The list author says:
	"A developing friendship between an elderly, hard-of-hearing Jewish woman who owns a button shop, and the amiable, but weak, carpenter appointed by the Nazis as her Aryan controller turns tragic."

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13. Z. [DVD] [1969] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Yves Montand

The list author says:
	"'Z' combines political intrigue and social consciousness in this film about the assassination of a left-wing Greek politician, and his government's attempts to cover up the murky circumstances."

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14. Belle De Jour [DVD] [1967] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Catherine Deneuve

The list author says:
	"Bunuel's "Los Olvidados" is a better film, but is not on Amazon UK's site. In "BDJ" a beautiful young woman married to a doctor, indulges in vivid, erotic fantasies to entertain her sexual desires."

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15. Ran [DVD] [1985] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Tatsuya Nakadai

The list author says:
	"Akira Kurosawa's stunning interpretation of King Lear. The king is a 16th-century warlord who decides to retire and divide his kingdom evenly among his three sons."

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16. Jean De Florette [DVD] DVD ~ Yves Montand

The list author says:
	"A tragic tale of greed and prejudice among French peasants. Two devious farmers plot to block a water source in order to force a landowner to sell his property."

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17. Manon of the Spring [DVD] [1986] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Yves Montand

The list author says:
	"This film complete the epic which began with Jean de Florette. Manon grows to womanhood and vows revenge on the men who have caused her father's death."

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18. Babette's Feast [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ St�phane Audran

The list author says:
	"Movies do not get better than this! Absolutely delicious, heartwarming, rich and filling!"

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19. Cinema Paradiso [1989] [DVD] DVD ~ Philippe Noiret

The list author says:
	"A small Sicilian boy's love affair with the movies is portrayed here, as well as his touching friendship with the elderly projectionist."

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20. Farewell My Concubine [VHS] VHS Leslie Cheung

The list author says:
	"Spans fifty years of Chinese art, passion and revolution, through the eyes of two male stars of the Peking Opera and the prostitute who comes between them."

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21. Burnt By the Sun [VHS] [1995] VHS Nikita Mikhalkov

The list author says:
	"Despite his reputation and revolutionary record, Sergei Kotov, a Bolshevik hero, is on Stalin's hit list. This is the extraordinary drama about the last happy season in his & his family's life."

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22. Il Postino [VHS] [1995] VHS Massimo Troisi

The list author says:
	"An all time favorite - a shy postman strikes up an unlikely friendship with exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who brings lyricism and romance into the man's life. Massimo Troisi is outstanding!"

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23. Run Lola Run [VHS] [1999] VHS Franka Potente

The list author says:
	"We travel with Lola on 3 different journeys, as she tries to save her boyfriend from death. All is controlled by fate, as we discover."

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24. All About My Mother W/S [VHS] [1999] VHS Cecilia Roth

The list author says:
	"Manuela searches for the father of her dead son - but the film's primary focus is on how its female characters deal with their places in the world as women."

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25. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Yun-Fat Chow

The list author says:
	"An epic set against the breathtaking landscapes of ancient China, combines martial arts choreography with Ang Lee's classical storytelling ability. A gorgeous movie!"

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M - A Film by Fritz Lang (2 Disc - Ultimate Edition) [1931] [DVD]

Criterion Coll: Grand Illusion [DVD] [1998] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Rashomon [1950] [DVD]

Pather Panchali [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection [DVD] [1957] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

400 Blows - Les Quatre Cents Coup [DVD] [1960]

Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD]

Breathless [DVD] [1961]

Criterion Collection: Shop on Main Street [DVD] [1965] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Z. [DVD] [1969] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Belle De Jour [DVD] [1967] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Ran [DVD] [1985] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Manon of the Spring [DVD] [1986] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Babette's Feast [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] forum Portuguese subtitles	0	19 Dec 2011
Ran [Blu-ray] forum Is this blu-ray region free? Please advise.	0	8 Nov 2011
Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] forum Portuguese subtitles	0	31 Jul 2011
Belle De Jour [Blu-ray] forum audio tracks	0	6 Nov 2010
Breathless [DVD] [1961] forum Becoming a top 1000 reviewer	3	12 Aug 2010
Criterion Collection: 8 1/2 [Blu-ray] [1963] [US Import] forum Will it work in the UK	0	20 Jan 2010